CASNumber520-36-5
EmpiricalFormula(HillNotation)C15H10O5
MolecularWeight270.24
BeilsteinRegistryNumber262620
MDLnumberMFCD00006831
PubChemSubstanceID329749048
Properties:
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Description:
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Application
Itmaybeusedasinternalstandardfordeterminingpeurarinanditsmetabolites,usingLC-ESI-MS/MS,inbloodandurineofrats.
Biochem/physiolActions
AplantflavonoidthathasbeenfoundtoinhibitcellproliferationbyarrestingthecellcycleattheG2/Mphase.Inhibitionofgrowththroughcellcyclearrestandinductionofapoptosisappeartoberelatedtoinductionofp53.InhibitsPMA-mediatedtumorpromotionbyinhibitingproteinkinaseCandtheresultingsuppressionofoncogeneexpression.IthasalsobeenreportedtoinhibittopoisomeraseI-catalyzedDNAre-ligationandenhancegapjunctionalintercellularcommunication.
Generaldescription
Flavonoidsbelongtopolyphenolicclassofcompounds.TheyplaycrucialroleinBIOLOGicalactivitieswhichincludetumorgrowthinhibitionandchemoprevention.Apigeninisaplantflavonoidmostlyusedtoinhibitornithinedecarboxylaseactivityandskintumor.